Massaging and exercising implement.



0. J. HERO. MASSAGING AND EXERGISING IMPLEMENT.

APPLICATION FILED DBO. 21,1908.

Patented Aug. 31, 1909.

- ject being to provide simple, economical and UNITED STATES PATENTOFFICE.

oHAELEs J. HERO, or MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN, nssienon 'ro JOHN F. SAYERS,or MILWAUKEE,

Wisconsin.

MASSAGING AND EXERGISING IMPLEMENT.

' Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Aug. 31, 1909.

Application filed December 21, 1908. Seria1 No. 468,460.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLES J. HERO, a citizen of the United States, andresident of Milwaukee, in the county of Milwaukee and State ofWisconsin, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inMassaging and Exercising Implements; and I do hereby declare that thefollowing is a full, clear, and exact description thereof.

My invention consists in what isherein after particulariy described withreference to the accompanying drawing and pointed out in the claims ofthis specification, its obeflicient massaging and exercising implements,each of which may be readily manipulated under varying pressure upon anypart of the body of the individual employing the same, the movement ofspherical rubbing devices of the implement being either rolling orsliding, according to the fancy of the operator, without pinching.

The drawing represents an elevation of a massaging andexercisingimplement in accordance with my invention partly in sect1on.

Referring by letter to the drawing, A indicates an elastic cord confinedat its ends in conical ferrules B of spirally wound wire and havinghook-terminals b with which eyes 0 of handles C are engaged. I

Strung on the cord, midway of its length, are a series of sphericaldevices D, each having the diameter of its axial stringing aperture lessthan the normal diameter of said cord, whereby provision is had for itsfriction-grip upon the same. 7

The implement is grasped by its handlesin both hands of the operator andits spherical devices put in contact with the portion of the body'to betreated. Now by alternately stretching and releasing of the elastic cordof said implement, a reciprocative rolling motion under variablepressure is i1nparted to the spherical devices on said cord to effectthe massage, or the implement may be longitudinally reciprocated, inwhich case a sliding motion is imparted to said spherical devices forthe purpose stated. It also follows that the implement may be utilizedas an exerciser without contact of the spherical devices thereof withthe body of the operator.

I claim: v

1. A massaging and exercising implement comprising an elastic cord, anda series of spherical devices strung on the cord in friction-grip withthe same.

2. A massaging and exercising implement comprising an elastic cordprovided with handles, and a series of spherical devices strung on thecord in friction-grip with the same.

3. A massaging and exercising device comprising an elastic cord, conicalferrules of spirally wound wire in which the ends of the cord aregripped, handles having eyes engaging hook-terminals of the ferrules,and a series of spherical devices strung on said cord in friction-gripwith the same midway of its ends.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing I have hereunto set my hand atMilwaukee, in the county of Milwaukee and State of Wisconsin in thepresence of two witnesses.

CHARLES J. HERO.

. WVitnesses:

GEO. W. YOUNG, GEORGE G. FELBER.

